"Uncle, you're too polite. We brothers just happened to come in here and saw this. Can't we lend a hand?"
"There's no such thing as a life-saving favor. It's not that serious. These are just small matters. Don't take it to heart."
Others followed suit.
"Yeah, we didn't save people just to expect you to repay us."
"As long as everyone is alright, just think of it as us brothers going for a swim in the river, hahahaha..."
The middle-aged man who jumped down first to save people spoke first.
His name is Liu Tiezhu, and he is a villager from Dapigu Village to the east of Xiaohe Village.
Because his home was flooded, he took his three brothers and a nephew to the city to buy food.
As soon as I arrived at the bridge, I saw a car driving across the bridge. Halfway through the car, the bridge collapsed.
They all dropped their bicycles and went to save people.
People of this era are very simple and honest, and saving people is an instinct.
Li Xinghe was deeply moved when he saw these enthusiastic people.
"I see you guys were going to the city too, but now that the bridge has collapsed, you can't go."
"Why don't you come to my house for a simple meal so I can thank you all for saving my life."
Li Xinghe's tone was very sincere and he looked at Liu Tiezhu expectantly.
Seeing him say this, Liu Tiezhu couldn't refuse anymore.
After all, it's just a meal, so it won't be too expensive. And looking at the old man's appearance, he doesn't seem to be short of money.
Let him express his gratitude, he will feel better and it will be a good thing to do.
When the others heard him say this, they no longer refused.
Li Xinghe was very happy to see that they agreed.
He turned around and told Yang Guangyao: "You ride Guangzong's car to take Xiuyun back first."
"Then I'll go to the village committee to borrow a phone, call the insurance company, and ask them to come and take the car away."
"What should we do with this car? Can it still be driven?" Lu Guangzong cared about the car more than anything else, and asked as soon as he got the chance.
"It's okay, the insurance company will pay for it." Li Xinghe said to Lu Guangzong without any worries, "Take your wife home on your bike first, and have your mother go to the restaurant and order two tables of delicious dishes."
"At that time, I didn't know whether the restaurant was open or not. My father didn't go to work, and the whole village was flooded," said Lu Guangzong.
Li Xinghe was in a dilemma. If the restaurant was flooded, there would probably be no vegetables in the vegetable market.
After thinking for a moment, he turned to Yang Guangyao and said, "When you ask the insurance company to come, go to the restaurant and pack up some dishes."
"Please decide on the dishes with them. If they don't agree, just give them a bigger tip."
Lu Yangming was listening beside him, feeling extremely envious.
Is this the world of the rich?
Money solves all problems.
Sooner or later he will become a successful person like his uncle!
"Even if they help buy groceries, they can't cross this bridge." Lu Guangzong was puzzled, with a stupid look in his eyes.
The bridge is broken unless you swim across.
If it really swims over, can the food still be eaten?
It can't be hitting you on the head.
"Just let them bring the rope."
After Yang Guangyao finished speaking, Li Xinghe gave him an appreciative look.
"I can't even deliver the vegetables with ropes." Lu Guangzong is usually very narrow-minded, but he is not good at this kind of thinking.
"How stupid! The person over there throws the rope over, the person over here grabs the rope, and then ties the vegetables to the rope and slowly pulls it over. Isn't that enough?" Lu Yangming couldn't stand it anymore and explained to him.
Lu Guangzong looked embarrassed. Everyone else understood, but he didn't.
Is he that stupid?
Definitely not!
He absolutely could not admit that he was dumber than Lu Yangming, a fool.
After arranging these things, Li Xinghe returned to the village with the others.
Several people talked and laughed along the way and had a very pleasant chat.
Completely forgetting the danger just now.
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On the other side, Chen Lichu was completely unaware of these things.
After lunch, as soon as the Yang family left, she couldn't wait to go to her own homestead.
It has rained so heavily these days that the streets are full of water, with potholes everywhere. It takes about 1.6 or 1.7 meters to walk.
She didn't even bother to check on the food she had stored.
As soon as I went out, I saw a lot of people on the street looking for their belongings that were washed away by the water.
Some were moving tables and chairs, some were lifting sofas, and some were picking up chopsticks and bowls.
In short, people who can't see normally can basically see it now.
Her house is located on relatively high ground in the village, and there are wooden boards blocking the door, so the damage was not serious.
The situation is not good in low-lying areas, like Yang Guangyao's house, which is basically uninhabitable.
She hurried to the homestead and found that the rice, flour, grain, oil, and dry goods she had stored were all intact, and she finally felt relieved.
She locked the door and went straight to the village chief's house.
Selling grain at high prices is profitable, but it is immoral!
It's enough for her to know that she is immoral, she can't let everyone know.
She is a neighbor to everyone in the village, so no one will publicize the good things she does.
But if she took advantage of the fact that people were short of food and sold it at a high price to make some dirty money, the villagers would break her spine within three days.
She had to find someone to take the blame.
As soon as the water receded, the village chief and his family were cleaning up the battlefield.
Liu Zhongyi saw Shen Lichu stop and wipe the sweat from his forehead: "Xiao Shen is here, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Village chief, please take a rest first. I have something to discuss with you." Chen Lichu stood at the door and waved at Liu Zhongyi.
Liu Zhongyi threw down the broom in his hand and walked out: "What's so mysterious?"
"Many people's homes in our village have been flooded this time."
"That's right! All the edible food in my house is soaked." Liu Zhongyi's face was full of worry. "I couldn't buy anything to eat at the grocery store this morning. I was thinking of going to the county town to buy some food after I finish cleaning."
I'm afraid we can't enter the city at this time.
However, Shen Lichu couldn't say this, he had to verify it himself.
"Before the heavy rain, my friend's grain store closed down, so she left all her grain with me."
"That's perfect! Our village is short of food right now." Liu Zhongyi's eyes lit up when he heard it.
"But she also knows the current situation, so she wants to raise the price." Chen Lichu looked very embarrassed.
"Ah?" Liu Zhongyi frowned. "Actually, with food shortages at this time, raising the price is quite reasonable."
"Yeah, even if we go to the city to get food, it won't be that fast. The food I have at home can solve our urgent needs right away."
"Ah...it's all my fault for not having any money." Chen Lichu shook his head regretfully, "If I had the money to buy all these goods back then, the villagers wouldn't have to pay such high prices now."
"Don't blame yourself. No one could have predicted this situation."
"Being able to buy this batch of food now can help solve many problems."
Liu Zhongyi then asked a key question: "How much does she want to add to the price?"
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